Careers Wales
Translator – Welsh Language, Welsh Essential (Closing Date 13/10/26)
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Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd (CCDG)
Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd (CCDG) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Welsh Government. We provide an essential, all-age, independent, impartial and bilingual careers guidance and coaching services in Wales, including the Working Wales programme.
Translator – Welsh Language – Maternity Cover up to 12 months
Salary: £30,993 - £37,330, the starting salary is £30,993
Hours: Full time (37 hours per week)
Base: As we have numerous centres throughout Wales, the successful candidate’s base will be determined on appointment.
Closing Date: 13/10/26
About the Role
Proficient Welsh language skills are essential for this post.
Working within the Digital and Communications service area of Careers Wales, the successful candidate will own and deliver a translation service that ensures the content in our website products meet the needs of users. The successful candidate will oversee high volume machine translated content and provide a quality assurance role to retain the meaning of the original text as closely as possible. The role also involves working on the website services where large quantities of data need regular updating and publishing within agreed timeframes.
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This role will contribute to ensuring that Careers Wales complies with the Welsh Language Standards, helping to ensure that high-quality bilingual services are consistently available to our customers.
Requirements
- A degree level qualification
- Proven experience of translation from English to Welsh and Welsh to English
- A proficient level of skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing in Welsh
Benefits
Attractive benefits including opportunities for hybrid working, flexi time, 31 days annual leave, contributory pension scheme and health related cash back plan.
Diversity and Inclusion
We as a nation thrive when we champion diversity and inclusion. Organisations with a diverse workforce make better decisions, are more creative, are stronger, overall happier, and of course - it’s the right thing to do! We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and aim to make our recruitment and workplace supportive and accessible. Our approach is informed by the social model of disability, which recognises that people may be disabled by the way society, workplaces, systems and attitudes are designed—not by their impairment or difference.
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Application Process
Applications in Welsh or English are welcomed. An application made in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
For further information please ensure you read the full job specification: Translator - Welsh Language Job Description
Completed applications should be submitted by 13/10/26.
The assessments will take place on 02/11/2026, followed by interviews on the 03/11/2026.
Please visit Careers Wales' Recruitment Site for details of our vacancies. You can also find out more about us, our employment policy and terms and conditions.
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